2018 World's Richest Tarpon Tournament
On the 25th and 26th of May, 2017, Kelly sponsored the 2017 World's Richest Tarpon Tournament.
Congratulations to Alex Shouppe's team on the HEY MOMA! with Captain Wayne Joiner for their first place win. Second place went to the Wise team aboard Captain Charlie Coleman's CASUARINA. Captain Nat Italiano and SPOOK hosted Howard Franklin's team and caught the last fish of the tournament for the final cash prize.
Kelly is back again in May 2018 with a new painting called "Old School". A lifetime of fishing inspired this painting. She says, “I close my eyes and I feel this painting: Drifting with the current in the big old traditional boats, serenity, the salty breeze, the sun warming my face, followed by the sudden jolt of my line tightening and pulling under the weight of a tarpon. Then an explosion of water and chaos.” Kelly’s original painting on 36x48 canvas is a scene of one of those perfect balmy days in the Pass, punctuated by the strength and vigor of silver kings. The original artwork is available and will be on display during the Street Festival tournament weekend. A limited edition print and other merchandise featuring the art will be sold by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce. Celebrate with us the traditions we’ve enjoyed for decades of tarpon fishing in Boca Grande Pass.
I began painting and drawing when I was a young girl, exploring natural Florida with my parents and brother. We spent all of our free time immersed in nature; either in the woods or on the water. I paint my memories - and I hope you find your own experience alive in my art.
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Kelly's artwork "Conch Republic Mermaid" was featured at Orlando Harley-Davidson's BIKE WEEK 2017. The mermaid was inspired by the Atocha shipwreck and a 1950's Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Sharks circle the wreck as a siren of the sea gathers her treasures.
Take a Deep Breath... You are about to enter the Gallery of Native Florida Marine Artist Kelly Reark...
This is a video of clips taken while Kelly created the artwork that was later chosen to represent the 2014 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament in Boca Grande.
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"Working with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has been a wonderful opportunity for me to connect with like-minded people and to contribute to the science and mission of BTT: Conservation through research, stewardship, education and advocacy."
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